Not asking what fighters have iron chins but rather the best examples, as in fights, as those chins in action. Vernon Forrest/Baldomir might be the best example of this in the past few years. I have rarely, if ever seen so many 100% clean powershots land that regularly. This is a guy who could absolutely bang and he was hitting Baldomir with frighteningly flush shots. Forrest had the iron chinned Shane Mosley down and hurt, the only time Mosley has EVER been off his feet, pro and amateur career combined. I couldn't cleanly give Baldormir a single round and the two scorecards that had Forrest winning by 11 rounds reflected that. But he never stopped coming and never looked hurt. All from a 5'7 little Argentinan wh would make Castro proud. Anyone here seen the fight, out of curiosity? Also, what fights come to mind for you?
I always thought Rex Layne taking flush bomb after bomb from bob satterfield was a great example of iron chin Here it is watch for yourself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKUlBPErrn0
Well amazing he took all that from Satterfiled, and he could not take one blow from Marciano. On Marciano's part, round 11 vs Walcott 1.
Definitley Russell. You read my mind I was just going to post it. Williams in both fights broke listons nose and landed some hellacious shots....how liston took them without dropping I dont know. "If I have one weak spot anywhere, in my body, my chin, or my heart, it would have showed up with all the whuppin he put on me in the first round. But i was never really hurt bad, no matter how it looked. I knew what was going on. Even before I sat down, I was thinkin to myself 'This cat's gotta put it to me like that for nine more rounds to win this fight, and I dont think he can do it.' " - Sonny Liston
The fact that he took that kind of abuse prior to facing Marciano might of been key there. Then the beating he took against Marciano the first time.... Wear and tear.
Kessler-Andrade was much like Forrest-Baldomir. Right hands precisely to the point of the jaw, which made Andrade's head turn 90 degrees, but never actually staggering him.
That fight was borderline ridiculous. Andrae's something else entirely. Jaime Garza against the tank that was Marcos Villasana was a 5 round slugfest that perfectly displays the extent of Marcos' invulnerability. It's a lower weight Cobb/Shavers. Garza hits him so hard that Marcos' entire upper body spins backwards like some kind of demented human top. He just resets and keep on going. And in Garza we're talking about a frightening puncher. 44 KO's in 48 wins.
margarito cotto is a good one especially the way margarito turned it round after the 6th but its tainted with controvesy.